r/hackernews is a subreddit with 100k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses hate, worst, ask hn, struggling, and programming.
A mirror of the front page of Hacker News.
Popular Themes in r/hackernews
#1
Solution Requests
: "Good Tools Are Invisible"
3 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Copy That Floppy – Cambridge guide for preserving data from fragile floppy disks"
3 posts
#3
News
: "New York City to become first in US to ban deceptive subscription practices"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Building a real-time AI tutor for 5-year-olds"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/hackernews
#1
Hate
17 posts
#2
Worst
13 posts
#3
Ask Hn
10 posts
#4
Struggling
10 posts
#5
Programming
8 posts
#6
Annoying
7 posts
#7
Tired
7 posts
#8
New
6 posts
#9
Ai
6 posts
#10
Job
5 posts
Member Growth in r/hackernews
Yearly
+9k members(10.0%)
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Last updated: July 12, 2026